..dots and lines in chena's sky...

• 22:14 Still thinking about work. Wow, bago to ha. #

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• 11:39 Will rush to Starbucks later to get my sticker card. I hear the planners are really nice this year. #
• 21:25 Gah, I hope I can pull off my first major task. Nakakatakot. #

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• 19:49 First day done. Spent the whole day inside the conference room. #
• 21:38 Chatting with @dianauy! #
• 21:44 @pink_choco Try their nail polishes too. Nice shades. #
• 22:21 I hope I get my office notebook tomorrow. Lotsa work to do. #

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• 12:59 @pink_choco Adik ka! Penge. #
• 14:08 Hindi na non-working holiday ang Nov 27-28. Hmp, bwiset. #
• 18:07 Weird weather today. #
• 20:29 @aoitenshi Mamamatay pusa! lol #
• 20:30 Going offline now. I've been glued to my laptop the whole day. TV time naman. #
• 20:32 Ang alam ko yarn ang laruan ng cats. Ayaw lang nila katayin yung mga animals. hehehe #

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I went home to Cavite yesterday. It was the first time since February that I stayed there overnight. My brother Manny, sis-in-law Weng, nephew Rejn, cousin Sheila and aunt Au were there the entire day, and then they went home in the evening. My cousin Lek and I stayed behind with Dad. We had papaitan (innards/tripes stew) and dinaldalen (a pork and liver dish) for dinner - my favorite Ilocano dishes my Dad cooked up. Then we had Nestle's Ultimate Chocolate ice cream that I bought. It tasted like icy hot chocolate. We had a long conversation with Dad in the dining room after dinner, just joking around, and then we watched No Reservations Philippines in the living room. After that, Lek and I played Guitar Hero On Tour on my DS Lite in my room, and then told stories late into the night like we used to. We woke up late the next morning, had papaitan and dinaldalen and ice cream again for brunch, played some more Guitar Hero, and then it was time to go.

I miss my house. I miss the garden, all the plants and flowers, the backyard with all the fruit trees. I miss how tidy everything is, since we have a maid there to keep the place neat and clean. I miss my spacious pink room. I miss my bed, I miss having all my stuff there. I miss sitting on the floor, just hanging out. I miss eating healthy, yummy, home-cooked food - not canned stuff and fastfood like I do here in the apartment - on the dark wood dining chairs and table. I miss looking out the door and seeing how sunny it is out. The light is different there.

But it's not the same. My room is pretty empty; most of my things aren't there. My Dad doesn't cook as much because Mom's not around for him to cook with. The TV in the living room isn't on all the time anymore. It's quiet. My mom and I aren't around to yell at my Dad and each other. The fridge and pantry aren't stocked with three people's favorites - they're all just my dad's food now. And I get flashbacks all the time, which I don't really want because they make my heart hurt.

Still, I did have fun this weekend. It's still my home. It was nice to relive my life before it changed drastically several months ago. I'm looking forward to doing it again.

November 1, 2009. Visited my mother, my brother Joseph and my uncle Jun. It was the first time we weren't with Mom, but I'm glad that my Dad, brother Manny, sis-in-law Weng, nephew Rejn, cousins Sheila and Lek and my aunt Au were all together.

• 09:07 I think I'll be staying away from scary stuff today. I don't want to spook myself since I'll be all alone here in the Yellow Pad tonight. #
• 11:26 @pink_choco Where are you? #

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• 09:44 Having pancit luglog for breakfast. #
• 09:57 @aoitenshi Wow, you looked great there nga! That should be your thinspiration. Game serious diet/exercise mode na tayo. #
• 10:07 @aoitenshi I need to start exercising again. Yun ang hindi ko na nagagawa eh. #
• 12:01 Packed, dressed and ready to go. Pero hindi pa ko makatayo dito. Ayoko pang umalis. :( #
• 20:09 Mango daiquiri on a Friday night! yay! #
• 21:17 Tipsy.... #

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• 11:35 My baby sis is taking an entrance exam for college. College na sya! Antanda ko na! #
• 16:37 Isaw time with the family! #
• 16:37 @bryanboy Layogenic! lol #
• 16:40 twitpic.com/nd8db - Isaw and hotdog for merienda! #
• 16:53 @aoitenshi Sinusulit ko na. Lahat ng miss ko, ginagawa ko na. hehe #
• 16:55 @aoitenshi Sabihin mo annecurtissmith. hehehe #
• 18:19 It's true. Time flies when you're having fun. I can't believe it's my last night here in Laguna. #
• 20:05 She's All That. I can't believe my sister doesn't know who Freddy Prinze Jr. is. Crush ko yun dati. #

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• 10:22 Had a Hugh Grant marathon yesterday. Started with Notting Hill, then Two Weeks Notice and ended with Music and Lyrics. #
• 13:49 @aoitenshi Whart?? Nanakawan sya? #
• 13:57 Getting my nails done. #
• 19:14 @pink_choco He's running for pres na daw ba? #
• 19:25 I miss highschool. #

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• 12:58 @aoitenshi Le why? What's up? #
• 12:59 Lazy day has started. I just got up from bed which was littered with tamad materials, my laptop, dvds, books, my DS and choco mallows. #
• 16:08 Notting Hill. #
• 17:49 Exercise, why is it so hard to do when it's so good for the body? #

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• 14:13 My niece has decided to be my shadow for the day. She says hello everyone. #
• 14:29 twitpic.com/mzvk5 - With Awie! #
• 15:02 @aoitenshi Tell me how it goes, yeah? #
• 18:02 Billy Blanks, I'm counting on you to get me back in shape. Your 8-minute workout better work. #
• 22:24 Had a really relaxing day with the fam here in Laguna. Great first day for my mini-vacation. #

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• 12:58 Shogun should have won that fight. #
• 21:55 @aoitenshi Maybe you should sleep early na din tonight. Baka lowblood ka na din dahil sa puyat. #
• 21:59 Going home to Calamba tomorrow. I'll be staying there the rest of the week. #

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GOD I love that line. And I love Mary Stuart Masterson’s Watts for delivering that line. I used to avoid ‘Some Kind Of Wonderful’ like it was a class/officemate who just had chicken pox, but wow, I ended up liking this actually some kind of likable movie.

And what a trip back to an era I thought I despise. I still hate the hairstyle and MTV back then though, but good Lord, talk about the chockfull of killer lines and ubercoolness (oh, yeah, ‘sick’ pala ang tawag sa cool nun) packed in the movies back then. Breakfast Club, Weird Science and Brewsters Millions are always fun to watch. Mannequin and Electric Dreams, despite the level of perversity both propose to inanimate objects, have both memorable soundtracks and awww, shucks love stories. Ferris Bueller and Planes, Trains, And Automobiles an two all-time favorites (see previous blog entry for more Ferris Bueller), and so are The Dark Cystal, The Princess Bride and Labyrinth!

Beverly Hills Cop part one is a good action flick to waste a couple of hours of your life  - if you feel like wasting said length of time. This 'Cop' for me is the only respectable part of the trilogy, and which I seem to catch in HBO every Xmas time. Martial Law films, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Revenge Of the Nerds, Police Academy and other thematic, multi part movies seem to be craze back then. So are the abundance of horror movies, such as Nightmare On Elm Street, Fright Night 1 and 2, Critters, Killer Clowns From Outer Space, etc.

Yeah, there are a lot of 80s movies I have yet to rewatch and discover (like 16 Candles and Pretty In Pink) and also know about. The 80s doesn’t seem so bad at all. Club 80s in home depot attests to that…  

I tell you, forget about quantum mechanics and space-time continuum rips: through movies, time travel is possible.

 

REMEMBER Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? Yep, that movie by the late John Hughes which later on became a TV series (and inspired the more likeable Parker Lewis Can’t Lose)? I thought Ferris Bueller the movie should have been aptly named as "Things To Do In Chicago When You’re Alive And In High School". In terms of copywriting though, it’ll be quite a nightmare.

Watching Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist, it made me remember the movies that were cut from the same cloth as Ferris Bueller: nerd for a lead (likeable ones though, but not the sort that exalts Zoltan), rebellious and horny teens, a (seemingly endless) life of a party, bottomless booze barrels (or its variations), and, of course – rock ‘n’ roll!

From the Kurosawa-esque Go, the 80s-tribute 200 Cigarettes, the Gen-X originator Reality Bites, and among others, these movies are created from the abovementioned formula which I believe is a recipe for success when producers/directors are hellbent on capturing the glory of youth whatever era or generation is currently the rage.

So, Nick and Norah’s – or, in my take, "Things To Do In New York When You’re Young And Looking For Some Great Music" – is a pleasant – nay! a welcomed return to that genre. Though the elements have grossly changed (cellphones, club scenes, fashion and openness to gender-preference, among others), but the essentials are still there.

There, I made my piece. And, oh, Ari Graynor is hot when drunk. Go watch it kids.

 

• 11:40 Drinking ice-cold Mt Dew. I drank this before I even had water. #
• 23:52 I had a great Saturday night. Movie, dinner, coffee and a bit of shopping. #

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